Where does “bligh” come from?
bligh (Irish) comes from English Blythe, from Old English blīþe, from Proto-West Germanic blīþī, from Proto-Germanic blīþiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlī-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
bligh (Irish): to milk a cow, goat etc
Definitions
- to milk a cow, goat etc
Ancestry of “bligh”, step by step
bligh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Blythe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Blythe | Any of a number of places in England and the United States |
| 2 | Old English | blīþe | blithe, joyous, cheerful, pleasant; gracious,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | blīþī | happy |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blīþiz | serene, mild; pleasant, pleasing, delightful,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlī- | light, pleasant, fine; light, fine, pleasant |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₁- | to bleat; to cry; to blow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |